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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pliny the Younger’s Perfectly Round, Sacred Lake With Floating Cows

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The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

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Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...
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The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

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Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

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Franz Kafka (c. 1883-1924) "Everyone knows something about us, either the truth as far as they know it, or at least some rumour they've heard...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Pallas Athena In Fight Against Centaurs, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943)

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This painting, by Milan Thomka Mitrovský (c. 1875–1943), depicts the ancient Greek goddess, Athena, battling a herd of centaurs. Athena (known as Minerva to...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

Moses In The Bullrushes, By Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)

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Death Of Messalina, Painted By Francesco Solimena (c. 1657 – 1747)

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This painting, by the Italian artist Francesco Solimena (c. 1657 - 1747), was inspired by the historical death of Empress Messalina, a wife of...

The Bizarre Tale Of The Gnomish Money-Men Cercopes Who Clashed With Zeus And Heracles

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In the tales of ancient Greek mythology, curious mention was made by numerous authors to a certain group of mischievous ruffians known as the...

Aristotle’s Tale Of Ancient King-Like Aisumnetai Tyrants

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In his text, the Politics, Aristotle (c. 384-322 BCE) claimed that long before his time—“among the ancient Greeks of long ago…” (Bekker number 1295a),...

Hector’s Farewell To Andromache, Attributed To Anton Kern (c. 1710-1747)

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This painting, attributed to the German artist Anton Kern (c. 1710-1747), was inspired by the family life of the legendary hero, Hector. Although he...

The Tale Of Rome Trying To Ward Off A Plague Through Kindness

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Around the year 399 BCE, the Roman Republic was reportedly hit by a terrible plague. The outbreak of disease was so bad that the...

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